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Saw him last night at the electric factory in Philly. Show was very good, he sounded great and the band was tight. The Horrible Crowes songs certainly sounded more polished to me, but all of the new stuff was really good too. He even threw in AC by Bruce which people went nuts for. The venue (holds like 2500-3k) was a little over half full, but it was a good crowd. Came on around 940, off right before 11. Excited to hear the album cover to cover on Friday.

I'm really digging the songs that have been released. "A Wonderful Life" sounds like a Springsteen track from The River. "Nobody Wins"...man, what can I say about that song. It cuts me like a knife. I'm trying to find out if the chorus is "Oh I'll never see you again" or "I hope I never see you again"...or both

I'm really digging the songs that have been released. "A Wonderful Life" sounds like a Springsteen track from The River. "Nobody Wins"...man, what can I say about that song. It cuts me like a knife. I'm trying to find out if the chorus is "Oh I'll never see you again" or "I hope I never see you again"...or both

It's "hope I never see you again" ... has to be ... because goddamn that's a cold-ass song.

everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do

As I mentioned on the other thread, I'm a late arrival to the Gaslight party, but once I fall for a band, I fall hard.

I've been binge catching up on all Brian Fallon projects for the last year or so. I've heard the four or five songs from Painkillers that have already been released and really, really like them.

Have you gone back to his before Gaslight Days? Some really good (And alot of really bad) demos floating around. This Charming Man, Surrogate McKenzie, Amping Copper, The Coffeehouse Sessions.

I cannot wait to get home from work tonight and listen to the new songs!

I have not.

My affair with Gaslight began in 2014, when Pearl Jam played ACL Fest. As I usually do, I began to investigate other bands on the bill.

I gravitated to Gaslight almost immediately, especially after I started calling up some of their lyrics. I found that every song had at least one line that stabbed me in the guts.

I like that.

I still didn't know many Gaslight songs when they took the stage that festival. It was a crash course. But I still dug them.

I kept with them after the show, falling deeper and deeper into various YouTube rabbit holes.

Then one day my wife, whose taste in music (God bless her) I do not often share, told me one day about this band called The Horrible Crowes. I dismissed her immediately, thinking it was just some other weirdly named band she'd found on the Weirdly Named Band station on Sirius.

But I kind of liked them.

It was literally weeks before I found out it was the guy from the Gaslight Anthem. I have only barely dipped my toes into Molly and the Zombies -- which is odd because, frankly, that brand of music is playing right in my wheelhouse right now.

Fast forward a few months, and I'm listening to like four Brian Fallon songs over ... and over ... and over ... and over ... and over ...

Like I said, I fall hard.

everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do

As I mentioned on the other thread, I'm a late arrival to the Gaslight party, but once I fall for a band, I fall hard.

I've been binge catching up on all Brian Fallon projects for the last year or so. I've heard the four or five songs from Painkillers that have already been released and really, really like them.

Have you gone back to his before Gaslight Days? Some really good (And alot of really bad) demos floating around. This Charming Man, Surrogate McKenzie, Amping Copper, The Coffeehouse Sessions.

I cannot wait to get home from work tonight and listen to the new songs!

I have not.

My affair with Gaslight began in 2014, when Pearl Jam played ACL Fest. As I usually do, I began to investigate other bands on the bill.

I gravitated to Gaslight almost immediately, especially after I started calling up some of their lyrics. I found that every song had at least one line that stabbed me in the guts.

I like that.

I still didn't know many Gaslight songs when they took the stage that festival. It was a crash course. But I still dug them.

I kept with them after the show, falling deeper and deeper into various YouTube rabbit holes.

Then one day my wife, whose taste in music (God bless her) I do not often share, told me one day about this band called The Horrible Crowes. I dismissed her immediately, thinking it was just some other weirdly named band she'd found on the Weirdly Named Band station on Sirius.

But I kind of liked them.

It was literally weeks before I found out it was the guy from the Gaslight Anthem. I have only barely dipped my toes into Molly and the Zombies -- which is odd because, frankly, that brand of music is playing right in my wheelhouse right now.

Fast forward a few months, and I'm listening to like four Brian Fallon songs over ... and over ... and over ... and over ... and over ...

Like I said, I fall hard.

Haha That's an awesome story! Similar thing happened to me, I was big into Gaslight and kinda ignored The Horrible Crowes stuff until the hiatus was official and Brian started writing Painkillers. But since then, i have been listening to THC and MATZ alot.

As I mentioned on the other thread, I'm a late arrival to the Gaslight party, but once I fall for a band, I fall hard.

I've been binge catching up on all Brian Fallon projects for the last year or so. I've heard the four or five songs from Painkillers that have already been released and really, really like them.

Have you gone back to his before Gaslight Days? Some really good (And alot of really bad) demos floating around. This Charming Man, Surrogate McKenzie, Amping Copper, The Coffeehouse Sessions.

I cannot wait to get home from work tonight and listen to the new songs!

I have not.

My affair with Gaslight began in 2014, when Pearl Jam played ACL Fest. As I usually do, I began to investigate other bands on the bill.

I gravitated to Gaslight almost immediately, especially after I started calling up some of their lyrics. I found that every song had at least one line that stabbed me in the guts.

I like that.

I still didn't know many Gaslight songs when they took the stage that festival. It was a crash course. But I still dug them.

I kept with them after the show, falling deeper and deeper into various YouTube rabbit holes.

Then one day my wife, whose taste in music (God bless her) I do not often share, told me one day about this band called The Horrible Crowes. I dismissed her immediately, thinking it was just some other weirdly named band she'd found on the Weirdly Named Band station on Sirius.

But I kind of liked them.

It was literally weeks before I found out it was the guy from the Gaslight Anthem. I have only barely dipped my toes into Molly and the Zombies -- which is odd because, frankly, that brand of music is playing right in my wheelhouse right now.

Fast forward a few months, and I'm listening to like four Brian Fallon songs over ... and over ... and over ... and over ... and over ...

Like I said, I fall hard.

Haha That's an awesome story! Similar thing happened to me, I was big into Gaslight and kinda ignored The Horrible Crowes stuff until the hiatus was official and Brian started writing Painkillers. But since then, i have been listening to THC and MATZ alot.

Same here. Have really gotten into The Horrible Crowes and MATZ over the past few months.

Listening now. I so far don't like the new Long Drives as much as the MATZ version as I LOVED that version. But I am sure it will grow on me like Smoke did. Otherwise such a great album. Very very solid.

The two I had not heard that are sticking out right now are Rosemary and Among other Foolish Things. Two excellent songs. Of course many others but those I had not or do not recall hearing. Like the new version of Red Lights too.

Went to the show at Starland last night. I've seen Gaslight and Fallon (in whatever capacity) more than any band the last 6 years, even PJ. Helps that I live in Jersey of course.

That being said (besides maybe the 2011 Convetion Hall show, where there weren't supporting an album and Bruce showed up) last night might have been the absolute best performance by Fallon I've seen. His voice, guitar playing and energy were at peak levels.

I saw this tour in January and while that was great, not knowing half the songs had an effect on the show, the crowd and the band. (A common Gaslight mistake of touring right before an album comes out). Last night that wasn't a problem. The new songs sounded great. The crowd was really into it and the band was on fire. Of course it helped that it was in Jersey, it was Saturday and it was at (what I think) the best local music venue around.

The real reason I'm posting is because having seen The Horrible Crowes live and Fallon doing HC songs solo acoustically so I'm just giving heads up that this band last night took those HC songs to another level.

As much as I like this new album (it's really good) and LOVE Gaslight. The HC album is Fallons best work. He absolutely destroyed with those songs last night. I highly recommend if your a fan of Elsie making sure you check out this tour.

Also, he absolutely nailed National Anthem last night. Found these on YT.